Scoot sent me a pic of the bearded hen he has runnin around his property. If given the chance to take a Tom and a bearded hen, the Tom wins everytime. If it's been a tough season with no turkeys taken, that bearded hen may suffer some lead poisoning?

In TX, we can shoot hens in the fall season so I would pass during breeding season for sure. I would probably only shoot a hen if I wanted to make something out of the wings, feathers etc. Wouldn't shoot one just to fill a tag.